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Friday, 21 November 2014

Ride the TITLE WAVE into the 17th century

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There’s a vast crowd of enthusiasts reading
and discussing everything medieval and renaissance. But time didn’t stop with Elizabeth
Tudor’s death in 1603. Are you looking for the rest of the story?

King James, his son King Charles I, and
grandsons Charles II and James II kept the drama level high and dangerous in
the seventeenth century. Their marriages and lovers, births and deaths, political
intrigues, religious conflicts, witch hunts, and wars marked the beginning of
our modern period. Their aristocrats and politicians, tradesmen, midwives,
ministers, writers, musicians, scientists, and artists changed the world.

Have you noticed that it’s the gift-giving
season?Why not knock out your whole
gift list right now with these suggestions? Some people find it convenient to
buy books for all their siblings, or as appreciation gifts for their children’s
teachers. You might give paperback books to some in the family, or use the
Kindle-gift option. Some books are stand-alone, some are part of a series.

This is a list of authors who have the 17th
century covered, from Shakespeare and midwife forensic investigators to barber
surgeons, Charles II’s mistresses, men and women who founded American
democracy, servants and highway robbers, people who gave their lives for their
principles or just because they were falsely accused as witches. In these books
you’ll find sumptuous gowns and high society, educated women, poverty,
prostitutes, and massacres, childbirth and plague, castles and manors,
cathedrals and meetinghouses—even a vampire.

Our ninth or tenth great-grandparents knew
these people—or were these people. (Well,
probably not the vampire—but everyone else!) Discover what their lives were
like, and how their lives formed who you are. Many of the book characters from
the 17th century are based on facts, events, and real people. The
authors, in addition to their literary skills, have spent months and years in
research to get the 17th century world “just right,” so you’ll get
your history veggies in a delicious brownie.

Ride the wave of the time-space continuum into
the 17th century with these award-winning and highly-rated authors.
The images you see are a small sample of what's available from this talented
group! Click the highlighted author’s name to open a new tab.